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JubilJahr - Der PodcastJubilJahr2024: 175. Todestag von Edgar Allan Poe - im Gespräch mit Dr. Verena AdamikEin markanter Schriftsteller mit außergewöhnlichem Nachleben.
Sicher, dieser Mann war schon zu Lebzeiten ein berühmt-berüchtigter Schriftsteller und Kritiker, der es verstand, sich mit spitzer Zunge und scharfer Feder einen Namen zu machen. Der es verstand, die Theorie der Kurzgeschichte auf eine neue Ebene zu heben und die amerikanische Literatur zunehmend aus dem Schatten der britischen Schwester herauszuholen. Aber was nach seinem frühen Tod mit seiner Wahrnehmung passierte, ist mindestens ebenso spannend, denn die Reihe an Menschen, die sich auf ihn beziehen, im Guten wie im Kritischen, ist sehr lang.
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2024-10-3139 min
The Trans-AtlanticistEdgar Allan Poe: 175 Years after His Deathwith Gottfried Haufe and Verena Adamik
In this episode we commemorate the life and work and ongoing influence of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), 175 years after his death.
Poe is a fascinating historical figure and his literary work is known throughout the world. In this episode, we explore both his complicated life story as well as his ongoing influence on all forms of creative production. We discuss the loss of his mother and his early years in London; we examine the role of Romanticism in his writing; we take you through his time in Baltimore and his role...
2024-10-151h 11
Talking American StudiesJens Temmen on Mars... leaving this planet behind (or not) with Dr. Jens Temmen (HHU Düsseldorf). Listen in on us Talking American Studies: the difference between the PhD and the PostDoc phase, on Mars colonization, climate change, and the havoc an error in translation can wreak.FeaturingDr. Jens Temmen https://www.anglistik2.hhu.de/en/anglistik-ii-american-studies/faculty/staff/dr-jens-temmenDr. Verena Adamik https://vadamik.wordpress.com/Anja SöyunmezBibliography Atanasoski, Neda, and Kalindi Vora. “Why the Sex Robot Becomes the Killer Robot - Reproduction, Care, and t...
2021-05-2227 min
Talking American StudiesDebate, Democracy, Diversity: University Politics and American Studies; with E. Yekani, M. Klepper, E. Kimmell, N. Habib.In this episode, Prof. Dr. Elahe Haschemi Yekani , Prof. Dr. Martin Klepper, Emma Kimmell, and Nisreen Habib,(Humboldt-Universität Berlin) reflect on university politics, racism, structural change and, of course, American Studies. The interview was inspired by a town hall meeting at the American Studies section of the Department of English and American Studies of the HU, organized by Daphne Beers, Julia Dutschke, Kristina Graaff, Nisren Habib, Thao Ho, Lia Kindinger, Martin Klepper, Sophie von Lentzke, and Alina Weiermüller. https://www.angl.hu-berlin.de/department/sec/amstud/town-hall-meeting-june-24.pdf The episode is hosted by Dr. Verena Adam...
2020-11-1339 min
Talking American StudiesConspiracy Theories and being a 'Public' Academic with M. Butter … all about conspiracy theories – Prof. Michael Butter (University Tübingen) talks about the history of conspiracy theories and their status today, about relating academic research to public audiences, and the importance of engaging with so-called unloved subjects. Last but not least - we're talking American Studies! Hosted by Verena Adamik & Anja Söyünmez (University of Potsdam)FeaturingProf. Dr. Michael Butter https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/philosophische-fakultaet/fachbereiche/neuphilologie/englisches-seminar/sections/american-studies/faculty-staff/prof-dr-michael-butter/Dr. Verena Adamik https://vadamik.wordpress.com/Bibliography Agamben, Giorgio. “Una domanda.” Q...
2020-10-1736 min
Talking American StudiesWhite Supremacy (COPAS special issue) with S. Spatzek and C. EssiIn this episode we are talking White Supremacy in American Studies: Cedric Essi (https://www.lili.uni-osnabrueck.de/institut_fuer_anglistikamerikanistik/lehre/lehrende/mitarbeiterdetails.html) and Samira Spatzek (http://www.fb10.uni-bremen.de/lehrpersonal/spatzek.aspx) are discussing the newest issue of COPAS – Current Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies, which features the work of early career scholars, this time on Whiteness and White Supremacy.Works Cited and RecommendedThe special issue White Supremacy in the USA, with articles by Axelle Germanaz, Cord-Heinrich Plinke, Nele Sawallisch, Rahab Njeri, Mariya Dimitrova Nikolova andTill Kadritzke is no...
2020-03-2030 min
Talking American StudiesBlack Canada with N. Sawallisch and R. NjeriBlack Canada - Dr. Nele Sawallisch and Rahab Njeri are talking American Studies: about the long history of Black people in the 'great white north,' about slavery in Canada, about what happens once people reached the final destination of the underground railroad, and about oversights and erasure in archives and academia. http://www.irtg-diversity.com/index.php?page=people&person=rahab_njeri&id=201http://www.obama-institute.com/sawallisch-2/"There is a well-rehearsed, confident American master narrative; there is that series of regional and national novella accounts that, with...
2019-12-2027 min
Talking American StudiesAfrican American Worldmaking in the Long Nineteenth CenturyWe’re talking American Studies, Black Canadian Studies, Postcolonial studies, subjectivity and agency, HBCUs, Monticello, Sally Hemings, Zora Neale Hurston, Dawn, --- and that’s just the beginning. Featuring Chet'la Sebree (Bucknell University), Erik Redling (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), Michael Drexler (Bucknell University), Nele Sawallisch (Obama Institute, University of Mainz), Nicole Waller (University of Potsdam) and Niya Bates (International Center for Jefferson Studies). Hosted by Yasmin Künze & Verena Adamik (University of Potsdam). Homepage Symposiumhttps://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/iaa-amlc/workshops-conferences/symposium-african-american-worldmaking-in-the-long-nineteenth-century/Works CitedDrexler, Michael. The Traumatic Colonel: The Founding Fathers...
2019-11-0123 min
Talking American StudiesNative North American Archives of the Future with K. BaudemannTalking American Studies with Kristina Baudemann from the Europa-Universität Flensburg about her and Prof. Birgit Däwes’ new project - Knowing Tomorrow 2.0: Twenty-first Century Native North American Archives of Futurity - about Indigenous Futurisms, Indigenous Studies, and so many great articles and artworks.www.uni-flensburg.de/nativefutures http://abtec.org/Barnaby, Jeff, director. File Under Miscellaneous. Prospector Films/John Christou, 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi3B2V_e8fY .Deloria, Philip J. Playing Indian, 2007.Derrida, Jacques. Archive Fever, 1995, 1996.Dillon, Grace L., edito...
2019-05-2528 min
Talking American StudiesRisk Fiction with S. Mayer and J. CortielThe second episode of this podcast is inspired by the project “Contemporary American Risk Fiction” at the University of Bayreuth. The two professors behind it, Prof. Dr. Jeanne Cortiel and Prof. Dr. Sylvia Mayer, are talking about the underlying theories, the standing of risk as a category in literary studies, and their inspirations for the project.Listen in, and let me know what you think! FeaturingProf. Dr. Sylvia Mayer http://www.americanstudies.uni-bayreuth.de/de/team/Mayer_Sylvia/index.phpProf. Dr. Jeanne Cortiel http://www.amerikanistik.uni-bayreuth.de/de/te...
2019-02-2823 min
Talking American StudiesDigital Humanities with A. Dunst and D. MischkeOur very first episode features the two editors of the current special issue of Amerikastudien/American Studies on Digital Humanities. They are talking about the challenges and advantages of DH, bring up some of their favorite projects that merge computational methods and North American Studies, and even give some advice for complete beginners.Listen in, and let me know what you think!FeaturingDr. Alexander Dunst: https://kw.uni-paderborn.de/anglistik-amerikanistik/dr-alexander-dunst/Dr. Dennis Mischke https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/iaa-amlc/academic-staff/dr-dennis-mischke.htmlVerena Adamik https://vadamik...
2018-12-1528 min